SCAMMED: Single mom’s Facebook Marketplace truck purchase goes wrong [Video]

AVANT, Okla. — 2 News listened to one woman’s warning to others about buying vehicles online after she bought a truck off of Facebook Marketplace and is now out $2,000.

Johnna Brown is a single mom who is self-employed by cleaning houses. She is also very active in her small town of Avant, where she owns a clothing store and food pantry for anyone in need.

Last week her car completely broke down and she had to cancel on clients.

“So every day I don’t work is a day I don’t get paid,” Brown said.

Brown went to Facebook Marketplace and found a seller with a truck for $2,200 but offered Brown $2,000.

“Got all the money together that we could. I found this old truck said it ran well, the mileage was low, should’ve known then,” Brown said.

She and her mechanic planned on going to Muskogee to pick …